New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-11

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FIRST LADY BACHELOR OF
COLUMBIA-sTUDYISG EIGHT LANGUAGES.
Columbia has been justly proud of the deeds rer-
formed by her in former years. and now at lost
she has daughter In her youthful old age In the
form of a lady bachelor, who graduated from the
coles Wednesday with the class OF 81 NotwIth-
standing al that has been said ag iinst co-educaion
the college boys seemed especially enthrsastic as Miss
Mary Parsons Hankey, OF Garretsons 8 l.. appeared
on the stage of the Academy oil Music to receive rom
the hands OF the venerable president OF the college the
degree of bachelor of letters.
storm OF applause greeted her IA she walked MOD
estly the stage dressed In white cashmere
gown. embroidered with blue, significant OF Colrm
bias colors. She held white satin ran with blue
pansies embroidered it, and bunch OF forget
me-nots. Her record in the college has been q re-
marksble one. for she has year after year doubled
maxs the boys say. President Barnard says that
he has watched her carefully all through her course
and has been much pleased with the results which she
has achieved. From intimate friend OF Miss
Hankey's the following information has been re
oeved:
"These facts which I am about 10 give are pre-
sencd, not TOR the purpose of blowing trumpet be-
fore the young lady, bat an example worthy Oh
emulation, example of what may be accomplished
by the patient faithful discharge of duty, having
fixed purpose as the goal. with ~ iicous economy OF
time rig div intaued. and lastly, as complete
reutaton OF the AL captandum arguments oil those
who assert that woDans pursuit and attainment Oh
sound learning in the more difficult paths OF knowi-
edge are incompatible with vigorous health, with true
won an hood and with discharge OF those domestic
cares and duties which are the foundation OF oil
household JOY and comfort
sMary's training has bcen exclusively at home
She las never been inside the doors OF school OF any
description, nor has she received any professional
instruction excspt in music and In mathematics by a
Harvard instructor when preparing Tor that exnnina
ton. She began her studies with her iather al an
early age, and well grounded in the granmars
and IN the elementary parts OF her work. and IN due
time submitted abors to the test OF the Har'a
examinations. Here she passed in twenty subjects,
the classics prescribed and elective aud their co
ordinate branches the translations required being
largely, if not exclusively. At sight; mathematics
English, French and German natural science inciud-
ing elementary aud higher physics, and botany 10
which since entering Columbia sac has added astron-
omy ana iuors snic and organic chemistry, winning
four maxima la chemistry.
" Ia regard to her course in Columbia, IL has OK
tended over eight distinct languages Latin, Greck
English Angio-Saxon. French German, Italian and
Spanish all the requirements OF the inii course Ia
each the junior historical and political science, ana
more than thirty subjects in Letters and science ao-
auired hy herself in the plodding retire ment OF hrr
own sanctum. But this is not all She Is an exceheh'
draugh smau. sllfu with the pencil snd the pruoh,
and n musician Of good taste and execution.
AS to house wiiery she bar. believe. SHOWN ifes
dent Barnard something aud II the proof oil the pun
ding DO iu the eating do not think he had cause 10
complain, but that ~ small part OF hei eAcei-
lrnce in that department in tact, have never known
"a better example OF hney proportloned ana well
rounded education for q woman, ana thht Wouan u
lady, than Mary posresees'